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Famous German Teddy Bear Firm to Quit China
Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:20:00 PM
BERLIN—Steiff, the firm that has made teddy bears for over a century, said on Wednesday it planned to move production back from China to Germany because poor standards there left some of its stuffed t ...   Full Story
 

U.S. Assures UK Over Secret Flights, Doubts Persist
Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:17:00 PM
LONDON—Britain has received new U.S. assurances that the CIA did not secretly smuggle terrorist suspects through its territory, but critics said on Thursday the government had failed to ask Washington ...   Full Story
 

Arms Dump Explosions Rock Bulgarian Capital Sofia
Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:09:00 AM
A series of powerful explosions at an arms dump complex on the outskirts of Sofia rocked the Bulgarian capital on Thursday, panicking thousands and breaking windows, authorities and eyewitnesses said.   Full Story
 

International Day Against Torture Comes to Kiev
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:30:00 PM
KIEV—The International Day Against Torture created a buzz in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev the end of last week.It started with a round table event where prominent Ukraine human rights activists and ...   Full Story
 

Pro-Communist Mob Attacks 'Quit the CCP' Supporters in Paris
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:20:00 PM
A pro-communist Chinese mob attacked attendees of a rally in Paris supporting Chinese people who denounced the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on afternoon of June 29.   Full Story
 

Ireland Has Been Strong Defender of UN Principles, Claims Taoiseach
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:01:00 PM
The Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen, T.D. praised the Irish Defence Forces for their precipitation in peace keeping missions over the past fifty years at an anniversary ceremony which took place at McKee B ...   Full Story
 

Polish President says Lisbon Treaty is Pointless
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 4:50:00 PM
On Tuesday Polish president Lech Kaczynski in an interview with Polish daily newspaper Dziennik said, "For the moment, the question of the [Lisbon] treaty is pointless".    Full Story
 

Denmark World's Happiest Country, Survey Finds
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:25:00 AM
Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on Monday.   Full Story
 

France to Assume Presidency of European Union
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:05:00 AM
France is to assume presidency of the European Union starting Tuesday bringing along what analysts have described as packed full of diplomacy.   Full Story
 

Detontate a Nuclear Bomb in Ireland, and Receive only a 5000 Euro Fine
Monday, June 30, 2008 7:07:00 PM
Currently if you detonate a nuclear bomb in Ireland you will only be subject to a €5000 fine or a twelve month jail sentence because of anomalies in legislation introduced in 2006.   Full Story
 

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